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[TOoP/Bruce]

Bruce, this is the first I've had a chance to look at the list of threads you've got over here, and it's really exciting.  I feel immensely reassured to know that so many beautiful, heartfelt, friendly, intellectual, funny, inspiring, saucy, affectionate things written about Brokeback Mountain are safely tucked away here at BetterMost, ready not only for reading but for further comment.   

Thank you so much, Friend! 

As of today, are now exclusively available to Bettermostians.  IMDb has wiped my account as True Oracle of Phoenix.  Was this the work of trolls or admins?  I don't know...

[Kelda]

IMDB's loss is our gain.

[TOoP/Bruce]

Sadly, tonight I discovered my account as "True Oracle of Phoenix" at IMDb has been wiped.  Was this the work of trolls, or the IMDb admins?  Who knows...  All my reposts there are gone...   

Many of the threads saved in this forum are now exclusive to Bettermost.   

TOoP / Bruce

[Toycoon]

Sadly, tonight I discovered my account as "True Oracle of Phoenix" at IMDb has been wiped.  Was this the work of trolls, or the IMDb admins?  Who knows...  All my reposts there are gone...   

Many of the threads saved in this forum are now excluse to Bettermost.   

TOoP / Bruce

It's the weirdest feeling, to suddenly disappear from the fold. I'm bummed because I lost all of my posts to the 'Candy' message board. I'd written many things about my friends that died as a result of drug abuse and I never bothered to save the posts.

True, you'll always have a home here (I think...).

[opinionista]

Sadly, tonight I discovered my account as "True Oracle of Phoenix" at IMDb has been wiped.  Was this the work of trolls, or the IMDb admins?  Who knows...  All my reposts there are gone...   

Many of the threads saved in this forum are now excluse to Bettermost.   

TOoP / Bruce

These are the reasons given by IMDb as to why posts keep disappearing. In case you haven't read it.

Why was my message boards post deleted/moved?
Posts in our message boards can be deleted/moved for a variety of reasons. First of all, before assuming your post has been deleted, you should check your post history (on your user profile page). Sometimes posts are moved by an administrator to a different board from the one they were posted on (usually because they were off-topic and/or better suited to a different forum).
If you are certain that the post has been deleted and you didn't do it, then there are two possible reasons: the message has been removed by a moderator or it has expired. Our boards are not designed to store messages indefinitely: after a certain amount of time older threads are removed from the board automatically. This process is called "expiry".

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[Meryl]

Sadly, tonight I discovered my account as "True Oracle of Phoenix" at IMDb has been wiped.  Was this the work of trolls, or the IMDb admins?  Who knows...  All my reposts there are gone...   

Many of the threads saved in this forum are now excluse to Bettermost.   

TOoP / Bruce

Your username proved to be well-chosen, Bruce.  You foresaw a change in the Force and made the leap in good time.  I'm sorry your presence as TOoP is only a memory over there now, though. 

[serious crayons]

Was this the work of trolls or admins?  I don't know...

Though what's the difference, really, when you come right down to it? The admins enable the trolls; the trolls activate the admins.

Sorry about what happened, Bruce.

[TOoP/Bruce]

Your username proved to be well-chosen, Bruce.  You foresaw a change in the Force and made the leap in good time.  I'm sorry your presence as TOoP is only a memory over there now, though. 

Well, I did foresee it coming...

Part of me is sad that IMDb is finished for me, but I must say that I am absolutely thrilled to take refuge here with so many of my friends and associates. 

And, yes, like the Phoenix, I am here and now from ashes reborn.

One of my last posts on the other board contained these phrases:

"So dry your eyes
if this board dies,
for we'll not be defeated.

There is a B E T T E R way
my friends,
than always
"bump-deleted."

[Shasta542]

"So dry your eyes
if this board dies,
for we'll not be defeated.

There is a B E T T E R way
my friends,
than always
"bump-deleted."

That's great--I love it, TOoP!!

[Ellemeno]

Don't get me wrong, I love it here, I feel so comfortable and happy and safe, but I just feel a little sad about losing my first Brokeback home.

I understand, Susie, it was my first Brokie home too.